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108 Inspiring Quotes from Pema Chodron

Posted on July 15, 2019

Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist is one of greatest spiritual teachers in the world and has inspired millions of people with her inspiring quotes and words of wisdom. She is an author, nun and mother.  She has written several books including The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and When Things Fall Apart. Born in New York City on 14 July 1936 as Dierdre Blomfield-Brown, she had an ordinary life as an elementary school teacher. She was…

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